The French presidential elections are planned for April-May 2022. Reportedly, key election issues are work, cost of living, the environment, immigration and security. According to reports the president who is head of the executive, head of state and commander of the armed forces also appoints the prime minister. Emmanuel Macron is president since 2017. He is expected to run for re-election.
Another candidate is Marine Le Pen of Ressemblent national whose founder was Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine’s father. Main themes are immigration and security. Now pro eu. Reportedly, other candidates are; Jean-Luc Mélenchon, former member of the european parliament and founder of La France insoumice, translates as unsubmissive France. Main themes, cost of living and minimum wage; Ann Hidalgo, current mayor of Paris. Themes, education, health, wages and ecology and Yannic Jadot, green party and mep. Themes are climate, health, the environment and social justice. According to a report he has pledged to put an end to industrial animal farming.
Reportedly Les Republicains are yet to select their candidate, three possibilities are Xavier Bertrand, Valerie Pècresse and Michel Barnier. Reportedly, Xavier Bertrand’s agenda is a review of the goal to bring the share of nuclear in France’s energy mix down to 50%. According to a report 70.6% of France’s electricity is generated by nuclear means. According to reports, President of the Îl de France region, Valerie Pécresse served as minister for public accounts and state reforms in the government of Françoise Fillon. Reportedly a new prime minister was appointed following the defeat of Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential elections.
According to a report, in 2006 Michel Barnier served as a special adviser to the then president of the european commission José Manuel Barroso, he proposed a european civil protection force and was a member of a group of politicians who were rewriting the treaty establishing the constitution of Europe into what became known as the Lisbon treaty. Reportedly he served as the european commission’s head of task force for relations with the u.k. from 2019-21.